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Enteral Formula, Nutritionally Complete, Calorically Dense

Washington rates for HCPCS B4152

Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, calorically dense (equal to or greater than 1.5 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Enteral Formula, Nutritionally Complete, Calorically Dense cost?

$0.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.37 from a physician practice, and about $0.50 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.37$0.37 to $0.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.50$0.40 to $0.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.5$1$2facility $1professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.66
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.44
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.59
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Florida than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington· 41st of 51

$0.37

FL $0.74AL $0.24

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.